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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/community-care-direct-payments-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/734",
  "legislation_title": "The Community Care (Direct Payments) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/community-care-direct-payments-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SERVICES, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 11th March 1997\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1997\nComing into force 1st April 1997\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1)(b), (4) and (5) of the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 30."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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